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Nunavik beneficiaries to see a 25% gas subsidy increase

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Nunavik beneficiaries to see a 25% gas subsidy increase
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The Kativik Regional Government and Makivvik increased the gasoline subsidy for Inuit beneficiaries nearly 25 per cent Thursday.
The subsidy went to $1 per litre from 78 cents, following an a 32-cent jump in gasoline prices, according to a joint press release issued Wednesday.
“Gasoline in Nunavik is not a luxury. It is what allows people to get out on the land, harvest food, visit family and move within their communities,” Makivvik president Pita Aatami said in the release.
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